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Investigators from the NTSB questioned experts from the FAA, U.S. Army, MIT and two airlines about technology pilots use to avoid collisions.
Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy has urged the Federal Aviation Administration to improve safety measures, pointing to ...
The National Safety Board on Friday enters its third and final day of public testimony over the fatal midair crash between an ...
Air traffic control managers told the National Transportation Safety Board that F.A.A. leaders rebuffed efforts over the ...
Investigators probe FAA's awareness of risks at DCA and controller decision-making after fatal helicopter-jet crash near ...
As hearings unfold into the fatal January plane-helicopter collision near D.C., investigators say the FAA ignored clear ...
The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of ...
But Jack Jarvis, a contractor who evaluated the tower's staffing level, said it wasn't healthy — and when he reported his findings, he was silenced.
At their closest points, helicopters and planes routinely flew within 75 feet near the airport, according to the NTSB.
The federal government runs air traffic control because that was the easiest way to do things in the early days of flying.